Well, not literally. But legislation on the table in California would make spanking illegal in the state. So the government is at least slapping the hands of parents who spank their children.
To spank or not to spank? That is not the question.
The question is, does the government have the right to tell parents how to discipline their children? Or does the government have the obligation to protect children from spanking?
Spanking between consenting adults … I guess that’s another story.
What do you think?
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debbie h has critical points to make, the industry that has happened in this area over the last few years is incredible, the experts and court cases and all the rest of it, quite disturbing, and very wrong.
The difficult cases get left well alone and the very minor unsubstantiated stuff goes to court...seriously mad systems here.I do work in it.
I know that lots of parents don't know how to parent, they generally have the 'difficult,' kids, they need help and teaching how to do it, not attacking.
Most parents who 'smack,' reasonably are reasonable people in good families, i support them, government likes to make money, this seems to be the driver here, more court work, more experts, more therapy...directed at the wrong people...it's not even genuine, which is a pity. As if it was we might have less wild kids around. Not more, as this will create.
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Army Man, I submitted this to your group because I thought it would be of interest. I was from a military family myself and I know that many people in the military also have families with children. And people in the military also tend to be diciplined. Not to say more likely to spank, just more diciplined and structured than, say, a philosophy professor or used care salesman. I also submitted it to your group because when you invited me to join the group, I thought it was because you were interested in the stories I was publishing on Gather. I'll be careful to only submit military-related material to your group. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Thanks, everyone, for the comments. Interesting topic.
This is getting out of control and the control needs to be given back to parents to get these kids under control. Yes I agree that it should not be the school system or any other system that is punishing these kids, but the parents should take responsibility. How are these parents to take responsibility when the govt will not give them control.
I would rather have my kids with me than have them in some system where they will become lost forever. If that means they are unruly, then so be it. I will look like a better parent to the govt if my kids are unruly and unpunished than if they were given decent discipline and acted appropriately.
BTW.. my kids act appropriately and would never even want me to be called by someone else due to them acting unappropriately.